BROWNSBURG, Ind.–We see many stories here on the D’D about idiot parents leaving their kids in the car. The reasons vary…they hit the bar, shop at the local Wal-Mart, catch the latest Batman flick, work, forget the kids were there, etc. It’s almost to the point where it’s not shocking or even surprising anymore. Then, along comes Amber Kuhn with a whole new reason. She left her kids waiting in the car while she committed armed robbery! Way to go mom!
See, Amber has an addiction she has to feed. Amber is an admitted crackhead. Amber needed some fast cash. On May 8th, while her children, ages 7 and 2, were outside, alone in the car, Amber robbed a Holiday Inn Express at gunpoint. Witnesses report that a rifle was involved but Amber later stated that it was just a BB gun. Her take in the robbery was about $400. Not bad for a few minutes work, huh?
Cash doesn’t last long when you’re a crackhead. Amber robbed the same hotel on July 19th. The take that time was about $160. Working with one of the two or three brain cells she has left, Amber must have decided to hire a sitter for the last robbery because the children reportedly weren’t present.
Tips from the community helped authorities identify Amber. She turned herself in on Tuesday and is being held in lieu of $25,000 bond. Her children are in the custody of her brother.
And what does she get for her trouble, besides crack? Two counts each of armed robbery, neglect of a dependant, and theft. For the robbery, she’s looking at a prison term of up to eight years. The other two charges carry a maximum penalty of three years.
And what does Amber have to say about all this? In an interview with TheIndyChannel.com, Amber makes two very brilliant statements…Number 1: “Knowing that I can’t leave them at home, they’d have to go with me. They were sleeping.” And number 2: “From having the kids in my car, I am ordered not to have any contact with them and it’s really bad.” Living proof that crack is whack kids.
14 responses so far ↓
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captainhowdy
Aug 3, 2008 at 12:37 pm -Well, she couldn’t very well leave the children at home alone! Obviously it’s much more responsible to bring them along to an armed robbery. What a total genius.
From the article:
“Yeah, I did a crime, and technically, I’m considered a criminal,” Kuhn said. “I think my biggest problem is I’m an addict.”
Um…”technically” she’s “considered” a criminal. Sounds like someone not wanting to accept responsibility for their retarded actions.
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Deety
Aug 3, 2008 at 12:39 pm -Well, she probably only left them alone for a minute or two. It was a Holiday Inn Express.
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Abroad
Aug 3, 2008 at 2:07 pm -Hey! Her biggest problem, the root of all the others, is that she is an addict. I should say she is quite realistic on this, technically.
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WryBread
Aug 3, 2008 at 2:53 pm -Well, yeah, but she’s still more than TECHNICALLY a criminal.
I’m sure we should be so hard on this Mom. Do you know how much decent babysitters cost? As soon as she’d robbed enough to hire one, she stopped taking the kids on her “jobs.” I think that shows a certain amount of responsibility. And she drove around until the kids fell asleep before she did the first robbery.
You all are just hatin’ on a hard-working crack mom.
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Tricia
Aug 3, 2008 at 3:39 pm -she should have just sold her kids -.-
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majaka
Aug 3, 2008 at 4:43 pm -Thank havens the kids are OK. There were so many things that could of have happen and the poor angels would of have being in the middle of it. Each day more and more idiots are coming out to amaze us with the things they do.
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Unamused Cat
Aug 3, 2008 at 10:02 pm -I thought crack heads were supposed to be skinny. Stupid bitch!
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April
Aug 4, 2008 at 12:36 am -My thoughts exactly. WTF?? A crack and twinkie addict…. Her next hit was on the Hostess delivery truck.
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Harley_Tech
Aug 4, 2008 at 12:47 am -Wonder if she was doing surgery the next morning?
Damnit woman, stop rooting around in my brain. Great minds and all that ya know?
Anyone know if she had any other kids? looks like she may have eaten a child or two along the way.
R
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Lizard
Aug 4, 2008 at 2:12 am -At her next eye exam, someone needs to talk to her about frame selection. On her face, those glasses are just wrong. That might be a good first step toward a drug-free life, Amber.
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WryBread
Aug 4, 2008 at 10:47 am -OMG, I’m rolling with laughing. And after that, maybe she go a tad more red with her hair. Damn you, Lizard, why couldn’t you have turned out to be the MAN of my dreams as I thought you were?
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Athena
Aug 4, 2008 at 12:35 pm -You guys haven’t actually known a lot of crackheads, have you…
For that, I’m jealous. But no, the ones who bother to afford food AND crack aren’t skinny. And, since the article didn’t mention emaciated children, she was obviously making the effort to keep food around.
Crack can lead to weight-loss, but is not nearly as strongly associated with it as meth or heroin, from my experience.
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Baffled by idiots
Aug 4, 2008 at 1:36 pm -Why are stupid people so fertile?!?!?
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lapsus.lingua
Aug 5, 2008 at 10:18 pm -True, dat. She’s kinda chunky for a junkie…
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